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Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

Black Mountain Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37021003106 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 1,356 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Black Mountain

37021003106 is a census tract in Black Mountain, NC. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,356 residents. Average gross rent is $898, 46% below the Black Mountain average.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 13% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units473
Renter share26.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$58,315

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Black Mountain
Very High
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 65 tracts In Buncombe County
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#926 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#42,813 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Black Mountain and the region

Centroid at 35.7006, -82.3125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Black Mountain scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Black Mountain
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$898 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Black Mountain
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Black Mountain
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Black Mountain
6.6

How Black Mountain compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Black Mountain risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.4This tracttract 0031064.1Black Mountainparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Black Mountain

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10.

16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Cost burden runs 52% here against 46.9% across Buncombe County.

Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.6% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Buncombe County average of 4.1 closely.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 37021003106

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021003106?

Census tract 37021003106 in Black Mountain scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37021003106?

Median gross rent is $898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37021003106?

11.0% of residents in tract 37021003106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,356.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37021003106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 35th, minority 20th, housing 32th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37021003106 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37021003106 compare to Black Mountain overall?

Tract 37021003106 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Black Mountain at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Black Mountain; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Black Mountain

Top eight tracts in Black Mountain ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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